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419 Notable deaths
 by pancreatic cancer

Simone Signoret

French actress (1921-1985).

Born March 25th, 1921 in Wiesbaden. [ref]

Died September 30th, 1985 at 64 years old in Autheuil-Authouillet (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Ralph Ellison

American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1914-1994).

Born March 1st, 1914 in Oklahoma City.

Died April 16th, 1994 at 80 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).

Harry Reems

American pornographic actor (1947–2013).

Born August 27th, 1947 in The Bronx.

Died March 19th, 2013 at 65 years old in Salt Lake City (pancreatic cancer).

Grant Wood

American painter (1891–1942).

Born February 13th, 1891 in Anamosa. [ref]

Died February 13th, 1942 at 51 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Randy Pausch

American professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design.

Born October 23rd, 1960 in Baltimore.

Died July 25th, 2008 at 47 years old in Chesapeake (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Hans Rosling

Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker.

Born July 27th, 1948 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]

Died February 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Uppsala (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the united states house of representatives (1955-1961), american politician (1882–1961).

Born January 6th, 1882 in Roane County.

Died November 16th, 1961 at 79 years old in Bonham (pancreatic cancer).

Gunnar Hansen

Icelandic-born american actor (1947–2015).

Born March 4th, 1947 in Reykjavík.

Died November 7th, 2015 at 68 years old in Northeast Harbor (pancreatic cancer).

Carl Orff

German composer (1895–1982).

Born July 10th, 1895 in Munich. [ref]

Died March 29th, 1982 at 86 years old in Munich (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Pat Conroy

American novelist (1945-2016).

Born October 26th, 1945 in Atlanta.

Died March 4th, 2016 at 70 years old in Beaufort (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

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